A Waltz Among the Autumn Leaves II

the surrendered dancers
coupled in nature’s rite
destined to become one
with Earth and Sun
and come to know
all the intimate seasons
of their celestial lovemaking

waking from a winter’s dream
the tender Earth yearning
for the rousing touch
of the burgeoning Sun
slowly pirouettes
within the circle
of my arms
turning all the contours
of her resplendent body
though the steady grasp
of my caressing hands
aching now
as the flush of spring
life beneath the surface
urgent to blossom

the breathless gasp
of flowers unfolding
to move through her
as slowly
as the electric Sun
on a long summer’s day
across the arching sky
drawing the folds
of every petal
at they trace the Sun’s
measured path
upon her undulating body

and then ardent autumn
at the climax of the rite
exclamations of color
vibrant intensity
pulsating through her landscape
then, once more, release
of sanguine cascade
and so the dance
begins again
hand in hand, arms encircling
play afore
the sweet surrender
* * * * *

Thank you, Georgia; as always, I appreciate your feedback! It’s interesting that those lines should stand out…I wrestled at length to find the right adjective for autumn, in this context, and when “ardent” suggested itself, it of course felt so perfect. (perhaps I will remove the words “and then” from that line… as your stripped down version feels more powerful)

Hey, you might enjoy checking out these blogs that I came across today:

Are you talking about the seasons here!!? Wow!! I like you said a lot with saying it!
Btw my WP has been acting odd! I lost all the people I follow so just in case you wonder why I followed again, which I’m sure you don’t! Now ya know!
Beautiful autumn poem! I need to come back and read more that was fun! 😄

I know it does! I thought about that after I commented! One thing about me I defiantly not a dummy maybe slow with innuendo and deciphering meaning but I always get it eventually! Lovely poems as always! 😄

Cnawan Fahey has walked down countless roads in this lifetime, but has found his greatest fulfillment in serving both as a Wilderness Guide and as a Spiritual Guide.
His personal credo is "Explore the Great Mystery", a credo which he has lived out in his many excursions through a multiplicity of Eco-Systems and Belief-Systems.
Like many other spiritual seekers, Cnawan has found the veils between the spiritual and physical planes to be the most transparent in the natural world. There, Spirit reveals itself in all of it glory.
In his work as a lay minister at an interfaith church, Cnawan has facilitated earth rituals designed to immerse the psyche into the metaphors of the season and to align the soul with the cycles of the Earth.
Cnawan has also led a variety of Eco-Spirituality immersion trips, outings, and workshops, and has taught wilderness survival skills as a form of ritual to connect with the Earth.